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Holy Hour (Latin: hora sancta) is the Roman Catholic devotional tradition of spending an hour in prayer and meditation on the agony of Jesus Christ in the garden of Gethsemane, or in Eucharistic adoration in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament.
The Holy Hour devotion consists of an hour spent in Eucharistic adoration or in prayer in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. [10] The inspiration for the Holy Hour is Matthew 26:40, [11] when, in the Garden of Gethsemane Jesus asks Peter, "So, could you men not keep watch with me for an hour?" [12]
Where Eucharistic adoration is done by an individual for an uninterrupted hour, this is known as a Holy Hour. The inspiration for the Holy Hour is Matthew 26:40, [13] when in the Garden of Gethsemane the night before his crucifixion, Jesus asks Peter: "So, could you not keep watch with me for one hour?". [14]
[19] [20] Often the Eucharistic adoration is performed for at least a full hour known as the Holy Hour [21] [22] by some groups or individuals even daily. The inspiration for the Holy Hour is Matthew 26:40 when in the Garden of Gethsemane the night before his crucifixion, Jesus asks Peter: "So, could you men not keep watch with me for one hour ...
Forty Hours' Devotion, in Italian called Quarant'ore or written in one word Quarantore, is a Roman Catholic liturgical action in which continuous prayer is made for forty hours before the Blessed Sacrament in solemn exposition. [1] It often occurs in a succession of churches, with one finishing prayers at the same time as the next takes it up.
Eucharistic adoration during a "Holy hour" on Thursdays was part of the revelations reported by Margaret Mary Alacoque. [2] Pope Pius VI granted a plenary indulgence for those who would visit the Blessed Sacrament on the first Thursday of the month. [3]
A person other than a priest or deacon authorized to expose the Eucharist for adoration cannot give the blessing with it. [3] Immediately after the benediction, the Blessed Sacrament is replaced in the church tabernacle, while an acclamation such as "O Sacrament Most Holy", [9] or the hymn Holy God, We Praise Thy Name. (An exception is if the ...
As a Catholic devotion, Eucharistic adoration and meditation are more than merely looking at the host, but a continuation of what was celebrated in the Eucharist. [182] From a theological perspective, the adoration is a form of latria, based on the tenet of the presence of Christ in the Blessed Host. [183] [184]